—The majority of the hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) available on the market are power-split hybrid vehicles with a single planetary gear (PG), including the popular Toyota Prius and Chevy Volt. Although both vehicles use a single PG, they have different configurations with different number of operating modes. The Prius has no clutch and has a single operating mode, whereas the Chevy Volt uses ...

Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Generally, the urban disaster carrying capability in economic developed cities were considered better than the developing cities for wealth and the better capability could help for decreasing relative loss even though absolute loss under disasters maybe higher in economic developed cities. That was to say that the urban disaster carrying capability interacte...

â  â â â â â  â  â  abstract: â  there is a significant relationship between economic growth and the degree of urban concentration, as measured by primacy or the share of the largest city in an urban system. in accordance to urban economic theories, there is an inverse-u shape relationship between urban concentration –urban primacy- and economic growth. that is, as economy grows, urban concen...

Due to the inherent discrete nature of sensing, interpolation is a key activity in sensing. Interpolation in urban computing faces an unprecedented inference issue that was not present in large scale traditional sensing environments. Obstacles such as buildings and walls are prevalent in urban sensing, and it is important to consider them in urban sensing interpolation. This paper introduces an...

â â â â â â â  abstract â  this paper aims at determining the degree of development of urban places of east azerbaijan province and analyzing the trend of regional inequalities of the province in 1365-1385. the study area consists of urban places of east azerbaijan province in 1365-1385. the method of the study is descriptive-analytical. the study consists of thirty nine indices including healt...

The concept of circular economy (CE) offers an innovative and systematical approach to address a number urban sustainability issues, via exploring symbiotic ways design systems optimizing the materials energy metabolism cities, so as mitigate environmental footprints. Urban is highlighted critical issue in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by United Nations; hence, nature, could off...

Quality of life in cities can be improved through reshaping and advancing urban spaces with seamless persuasive and socially influencing strategies for empowering people to succeed in achieving better lifestyles. This vision aims at helping people to acquire healthy and resource-efficient everyday routines, thus leading to prosperous and sustainable societies. Urban engineers and technology dev...